Software Engineer, Infrastructure
About Metron
Metron is an employee-owned company dedicated to delivering innovative solutions for the most challenging national security problems. For over 40 years, our principled approach to problem-solving has yielded creative solutions at the intersection of advanced mathematics, computer science, physics, and engineering. Our people are leaders in their technical fields and are passionate about solving challenging problems. We look for individuals who share this same passion and can apply their experience in real-world settings.
Our Reston team is seeking a mid-level Infrastructure Engineer to help build, deploy, and operate the systems that support mission-focused software in production. This role is for someone who can improve how software moves from development into operational environments, while ensuring those environments remain reliable, observable, and maintainable. A successful candidate will work across containerized deployments, release automation, production monitoring, incident response, and integrations with external systems. The strongest candidates will bring hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker, solid software development fundamentals, and the ability to deliver reliable platform solutions in secure, operationally constrained environments.
Key Responsibilities
Build release pipelines to deploy code both on-premises and on deployed systems
Incident Response to ensure high uptime of deployed software
Facilitate integrations with other systems
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, applied math, or related field
At least 3 years of industry experience
Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
Experience in Helm, Kubernetes, and Docker
Proven experience and understanding of software deployment lifecycles on both cloud platforms and local on-premises hardware
Software Development experience in Java, Rust or Typescript/React
Ability to work effectively with researchers, engineers, and end users to translate technical concepts into usable software
Familiarity with full-stack web application development in any frameworks/languages
U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED; successful candidates will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
Desired Qualifications
Experience using ADO, Gitlab, ArgoCD or similar CI/CD tools
Experience with Keycloak or similar authentication systems
Experience with logging tools such as Grafana, Loki, and Alloy
Incident Response
Experience facilitating integrations with other systems
Position Location: Reston, VA
*The selected individual(s) will be required to work from the Reston, VA office 5 days a week
Perks and Benefits
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
Accompanying FSA and HSA options
Additional Voluntary Benefits
Paid Time Off
9 Observed Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Relocation Assistance
Professional Development Reimbursement
Annual Salary Reviews
Profit Sharing
401(k) Traditional and Roth Options
Gym and Fitness Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Referral Program
Metron is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religious, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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